Converse of subject

• drive: Prostate cancer growth is driven by male sex hormones known as androgens.

• control: These processes were thought to be controlled by the sex hormones - estrogen in women and testosterone in men.

Converse of object

• produce: Estrogen is the principal female sex hormone produced by the ovaries.

• know: Prostate cancer growth is driven by male sex hormones known as androgens.

Adjective modifier

• male: Hormone Therapy Hormone therapy treats prostate cancer by depriving the body of testosterone, the male sex hormone.

• female: This suggests that the female sex hormones alter the collagen proteins.

Modifies a noun

• testosterone: For example, male athletics tend to gain muscle faster then female due to the ( anabolic ) sex hormone testosterone.

• estrogen: These plant hormones similar to the female sex hormone estrogen are found most commonly in soy beans and other high-fibre foods.

• replacement: In the longer term sex hormone replacement reduces the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease in both men and women.

Preposition: in

• woman: Postmenopausal women Due to lack of female sex hormones in postmenopausal women, a range of changes take place in the whole body.